Outlook: The game marks the Kings debut of Darryl Sutter, who coached his first practice Wednesday. Sutter, who had been out of the NHL for a year, was fired as Calgary's general manager last December. He also has coached the Flames, Blackhawks and Sharks. Sutter and Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau were teammates in Chicago. He takes over the lowest-scoring team in the league, the Kings averaging only 2.12 goals per game. Mike Richards (11) and Anze Kopitar (10) are the only Kings in double figures in goals. No other player has more than seven. The Ducks beat the Kings 15 days ago, 3-2, at Honda Center. These teams played consecutive games against one another in mid-November, the Kings winning both by scores of 2-1 and 5-3.

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